Sunday Morning Sunshine: Christmas Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt

Merry Christmas! 

Welcome to the Christmas 

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt!

Here’s how it works: At each author’s blog post, you will find a question that can be answered by checking out the free Amazon preview of their book. Provide the answer at this form. 

Note: You must answer the questions for EVERY author in the round-robin to be considered to win the $250 first place, $150 second place or $100 third place Amazon gift cards. These prizes are USD values. If you are not a U.S. resident, you will get a gift card from the Amazon store for your country; however, it will be valued at these USD amounts.)

At the end of my post is a link to the next blog, which will provide a link to the next blog, etc., to the very end, creating a circle (a round-robin) visit through all of the authors’ blogs.

I’m thrilled to get the chance to tell you about my book SABOTAGED CHRISTMAS.  

(I will be giving away a KINDLE COPY of the book to one very fortunate commenter on this blog as an extra bonus!!)

Remember, you must comment on this blog to have a chance of winning a Kindle copy of Sabotaged Christmas

It is the 1st book in the Appleton, WV Romantic Cozy Mystery series. it is the story of a woman who inherited her father's business, the mystery of her past, a troubled man who distrusts all women because of his deceased wife's actions, and a young boy who is wiser than his years. 

Toni DeLuca, the Italian owner of DeLuca Construction, finds herself confronted with doubts about her father and his possible deceptions—all because of the mysterious pink notes she’s been receiving.

Relations with Perrin Douglas who has a troubled history—but the first man in years who’s interested her—is building to a peak. Yet Perrin‘s own personal problems and his doubts about women and God, keep getting in the way.

Gossip, a Spanish proposal, an inheritance, and a sabotaged construction business may ruin Christmas for Toni’s employees as well as her own happiness.

Will a mysterious person succeed in pulling off the biggest scam Appleton, West Virginia has ever seen? And will this culprit destroy Toni's last chance at happiness with the man of her dreams?

Let’s begin this scavenger hunt! Go to the book Sabotaged Christmas on Amazon here: Amazon. 

In the Look Inside (above the book cover) you will find the answer to this question:

Who did Toni DeLuca doubt? 

When you have the answer, FILL OUT THIS FORM and head on to the next blog!

Thank you so much for visiting! 

The next author on the tour is VIRGINIA SMITH, who is telling us all about her Christmas book A Goose Creek Christmas. You can find it at this site:  https://virginiasmith.org/2021-christmas-scavenger-round-robin/ 

Remember that the round-robin will end on December 12th at 11:59 PM EST!

Rambling Friday: The Golden Touch has released! $.99 Today!

 

Welcome to Appleton, West Virginia, 

the small town where everyone knows everyone,

and everyone knows everyone's business,

or thinks they do. 

The 5th Book in the Appleton, West Virginia Romantic Mystery series

The Golden Touch BLURB:

Not again.

Ryle Sadler stared down at the financial statement lying on his desk. His investment firm had just sent him another record of overwhelming success. Time to sell his share in this stock.

Ryle came from the poor side of the tracks, but that had no bearing on his success in life—which he kept hidden from everyone, especially those in Appleton, West Virginia. But when he buys the local, rundown bed and breakfast, mysterious revelations from beneath the site are suddenly threatening to ruin his good standing with the citizens.

Then along comes Jazzi Sanderson. Jazzi has a reputation of being wild, but Ryle sees more than is on the top layer of this woman. Beneath that tough, wild streak lurks a woman who wants to be loved by the right person, a woman who is tender-hearted and who is just finding out that God is real.

Is Ryle and Jazzi's worlds too far apart or can their differences help them solve the mystery that lies beneath Ryle's bed and breakfast? Will the evil person behind it all be able to silence them, or can Ryle's golden touch prevail in this too?

Purchase Link:

Amazon

Serious Wednesday: The Golden Touch

 

The Golden Touch Blurb

The Fourth Book

 in the Appleton, West Virginia Romantic Mystery series

Not again.

Ryle Sadler stared down at the financial statement lying on his desk. His investment firm had just sent him another record of overwhelming success. Time to sell his share in this stock.

Ryle came from the poor side of the tracks, but that had no bearing on his success in life—which he kept hidden from everyone, especially those in Appleton, West Virginia. But when he buys the local, rundown bed and breakfast, mysterious revelations from beneath the site are suddenly threatening to ruin his good standing with the citizens.

Then along comes Jazzi Sanderson. Jazzi has a reputation for being wild, but Ryle sees more than is on the top layer of this woman. Beneath that tough, wild streak lurks a woman who wants to be loved by the right person, a woman who is tender-hearted and who is just finding out that God is real.

Is Ryle and Jazzi's worlds too far apart or can their differences help them solve the mystery that lies beneath Ryle's bed and breakfast? Will the evil person behind it all be able to silence them, or can Ryle's golden touch prevail in this too?  

Serious Wednesday: Can you Wait for it?

Coming in May! 

 What do you love about mysteries? 

* Figuring out the plot?

* enjoying the romance?

*The characters?

* Guessing who's the bad guy?

Reading about your favorite detective?

* A professional detective or amateur?

If you haven't read any of the 

Appleton, WV Cozy Romantic Mysteries,

then check them out on my Amazon Author page here:

https://www.amazon.com/Carole-Brown/e/B00EZV4RFY?ref=dbs_mng_calw_a_0

Here's what some readers have to say about an Appleton, WV book:

I have enjoyed all the books in the Appleton, WV series and they did not disappoint. You just fall in love with Carole Brown's characters and the details of their lives. 

The story keeps you reading until the mystery is solved --Cinda

A fantastic read! Kept me guessing until the end, which is quite a feat as I have read hundreds of books! Also, for being a fourth in the series it really kept up the momentum. I was glad to see that there will be another in this series. If you like cute, cozy but also suspenseful, you have to pick these up! --Katie

The book is categorized as a cozy mystery, but I've decided to call it a quirky, entertaining fun story. 

The town is quaint and I love the shops that are there.

I loved the budding relationships.

Don't miss out on these fun books that have twists and an array of suspects. --Deana

Serious Wednesday: It's Coming...

 The fifth book in the

Appleton, WV Romantic Mystery series.

Look for it in MAY!!

Rambling Friday: Coming...Someday!

The Golden Touch

Book Five

Appleton, WV Romantic Mysteries

Sometimes you've just gotta have faith that you can do this.

You can accomplish this task.

That you can finally type the words: The End.

Soon, I hope.

Blessings!

Serious Wednesdays: A Ghost, A Thief, and a Girl

Available Now! 

Everyone loves Toby Gibson. A co-owner of Undiscovered Treasures, a unique shop of antiques, collectibles, and junk, Toby is friendly, generous to a fault, the director of the local plays in Appleton and supports his church's youth functions. But the minute his sister, Caroline and her new husband, take off for their honeymoon, a “ghost” begins to haunt the shop—or maybe it's just an intruder. If so, Toby has no idea for what the thing is looking. To add to his troubles, he suspects Amy, not only is bidding for the property he's wanted forever but is in love with him. And he's not interested.

Amy Sanderson who owns the only flower shop in Appleton—Bloomin' Life—is drawn into capturing Toby's “ghost” when her own business is damaged by a destructive intruder. Having loved Toby since a teenager, she's more than willing to join forces with him. But she has no interest in being his best friend or a sister to him. And if she has to resort to schemes of outbidding him at his frequent auction attendances to get his attention, then so be it. She can be just as stubborn as the man who's determined to ignore her love.

In between the break-ins, destruction of property, thefts and personal competitions against each other, Amy and Toby work together to find the thief who seems so determined to find a valuable item, he'll stop at nothing.

Buy link:

https://www.amazon.com/Carole-Brown/e/B00EZV4RFY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1492661357&sr=1-1

Boo!! It's the Bad Guy!

Most stories have a bad guy, or at least a loser who's sought after a maiden heart, etc. Since I write mystery and/or suspense, I ALWAYS have a bad guy and sometimes more than one. Many times I’ll start out with one in mind…and lo, and behold, someone else insists that, “I’m your man!” Wow. A surprise for the author.

Let me give you a couple examples from my own works.

In one of my books, I had a young man–a twin, no less–planned as the culprit. But the farther I advanced into the mystery, someone else stood out in bold outline as the person behind all the evil deeds. Yes, the first one, the young man, was a bully and easily swayed by the wrong companions, but it was soon evident, that the real mischief maker was the guilty party.

In the second book I want to use as an example, there was a planned harasser, a bully and a person who believed a lie. He was a very bad trouble maker, the perfect patsy of an antagonist for this book. But, again, I got a surprise when a quieter person, one most would never suspect ended up being the “bad guy” of this story for a different, one might even call it, more sinister reason.

What do you do when your characters change from one thing to another? Well, you go with the flow after reasoning, digging into the message and plot of your book, and deciding that it does make sense to listen to the characters, but most of all, to your heart that validates the changes will truly make your book more interesting.

What do YOU do when your characters tell you that that certain changes will strengthen your writing? Do you listen?

Check out my two cozy series to see if you can spot the changes I’m talking about here.

The Denton and Alex Davies series:  

 Hog Insane

Bat Crazy 

The Appleton, WV Romantic Mystery series:

• Sabotaged Christmas
• Knight in Shining Apron
• Undiscovered Treasures

https://www.amazon.com/Carole-Brown/e/B00EZV4RFY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1488550602&sr=8-1

Happy Reading!